SUNY Cortland's Seven Valleys Writing Project (SVWP) is seeking applications for its 2009 Summer Institute, a professional development seminar for kindergarten through 12th grade teachers from across the region in all fields of study.
Applications are due Monday, April 20. Two application-writing workshops will be held on Wednesday, April 8, to provide information about the application process. The first is 3:30-5 p.m. in the Ahern Room of the Broome County Public Library, 185 Court Street, Binghamton, N.Y. The second is from 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. upstairs at Main Street SUNY Cortland, an extension facility the College operates at 9 Main St. in downtown Cortland.
The College's Summer Institute will take place from July 6-31 at Main Street SUNY Cortland. The SVWP provides participants with all books and materials including loaned computers. Each educator in the program receives six graduate credit hours through SUNY Cortland at no cost.
The SVWP's Summer Institute supports teachers' learning and writing as they develop research projects, personal writing projects and small-group leadership skills, said David Franke, associate professor of English and professional writing at SUNY Cortland. Franke is co-director of the SVWP with Brian G. Fay, a teacher at the Onondaga-Cayuga-Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES).
"Writing is thinking, a process of exploring, evaluating and understanding," Franke said. "When used well, writing can deepen a student's relationship to the subject, the world and other texts like no other activity. This is true in all subjects and at all levels, even kindergarten."
Franke and Fay both teach the Summer Institute, which accepts 15 competitively selected and outstanding kindergarten through high school educators to attend. The teachers will hone their written expression and improve research education-related subjects. Subsequently, they will share their knowledge with colleagues and students back in their home districts.
In 2008, SUNY Cortland was approved for the long-term, renewable federal Department of Education funding to start this local branch of the National Writing Project as a means of helping outstanding teachers across Central New York improve their practice through writing and research. SUNY Cortland was chosen because of the reputation of its faculty and its role as one of the largest teacher-education programs in the country. The project, which has as its centerpiece the month-long Summer Institute, now serves the 79 school districts in more than seven counties throughout the region, including Cortland, Madison, Chenango, Broome, Tioga, Tompkins, Cayuga and Onondaga Counties. Applicants are required to have at least two years of teaching experience. Under-represented groups in teaching, including male elementary school teachers and ethnic minorities, will be encouraged to apply.
The Summer Institute participants will have an opportunity to develop individually as writers and to learn from SUNY Cortland faculty who are on the cutting edge of professional writing, new media technology, classroom teaching and learning techniques.
"The experience of Summer Institute is transformative," said Wendy Brown, a teacher at Lansing (N.Y.) Middle School. "Any writer or educator would flourish in this environment because it is both intellectual and nurturing together."
"The Institute was a fantastic way to meet and collaborate with other professionals in a respectful, fun and enlightening environment," said Anne Marie Heymann, an educator at Tully (N.Y.) Elementary School. "The course provided insight into more effective ways to teach writing, as well as ways to improve my personal writing, and I can't wait to take what I've learned and put it into practice in my classroom."
"This writing seminar has been the best thing I've done for my teaching career," said OCM-BOCES teacher Derek Villnave.
"The whole thrust is to support teachers so they can speak and teach from a position of personal knowledge, experience and passion," said Todd Howell, an Ithaca (N.Y.) City Schools educator.
Web site: http://www.cortland.edu/svwp
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Library Asks, "Tell Us Your Story"
Everyone has a story, and the library is listening. During National Library Week, April 13 - 18, Solano County Library is launching a project called Tell Us Your Story, in which the personal stories of Solano residents are shared in words, photographs and video on the library's website, www.solanolibrary.com
"Stories ignite our imaginations, and there's no place like the library to learn more about the things that make us spark," said Cara Swartz, deputy director for public services at Solano County Library. In 2008 the library was one of 18 California libraries to receive a Digital Storytelling Station grant. Along with $10,000 the library received video and audio recording equipment to implement a local digital story station.
Four stories kick off the project during National Library Week. Steve Jackson, a photographer who attended the Obama inauguration, uses photographs to tell his story of how it felt to participate in the making of history. A long time Rio Vista resident, Rudy Esperson, tells a surprising story of courtship on the beach of Ryer Island. Ilse Wurzbach's story is about a passion for California sun and cuisine, but also about the nostalgia evoked by the smell of freshly mown grass, a fragrance that reminds her of her hometown in Germany. The fourth story, in a nod to National Library Week, was crafted by library staff as a training exercise and tells the story of the library from the inside out. "Stories about our past and our communities help us figure out how we fit into the world we currently live in. The personal stories of people in our community help to bring us together and we find out that we share common ground," explains Swartz.
Free programs at Library branches will also explore the telling and recording of personal stories. Five authors will be appearing at Solano County Library branches between April 8 and June 3. Other programs for adults include a scrapbooking workshop, genealogy program, and a program featuring the art and stories of local artists. Children can attend an "I'm An Author" workshop or enjoy professional storyteller events. Teens tell their stories at poetry slam and open mic performances. A full list of events is available at www.solanolibrary.com
"Stories ignite our imaginations, and there's no place like the library to learn more about the things that make us spark," said Cara Swartz, deputy director for public services at Solano County Library. In 2008 the library was one of 18 California libraries to receive a Digital Storytelling Station grant. Along with $10,000 the library received video and audio recording equipment to implement a local digital story station.
Four stories kick off the project during National Library Week. Steve Jackson, a photographer who attended the Obama inauguration, uses photographs to tell his story of how it felt to participate in the making of history. A long time Rio Vista resident, Rudy Esperson, tells a surprising story of courtship on the beach of Ryer Island. Ilse Wurzbach's story is about a passion for California sun and cuisine, but also about the nostalgia evoked by the smell of freshly mown grass, a fragrance that reminds her of her hometown in Germany. The fourth story, in a nod to National Library Week, was crafted by library staff as a training exercise and tells the story of the library from the inside out. "Stories about our past and our communities help us figure out how we fit into the world we currently live in. The personal stories of people in our community help to bring us together and we find out that we share common ground," explains Swartz.
Free programs at Library branches will also explore the telling and recording of personal stories. Five authors will be appearing at Solano County Library branches between April 8 and June 3. Other programs for adults include a scrapbooking workshop, genealogy program, and a program featuring the art and stories of local artists. Children can attend an "I'm An Author" workshop or enjoy professional storyteller events. Teens tell their stories at poetry slam and open mic performances. A full list of events is available at www.solanolibrary.com
April 22 2009 - One-Day Writing Seminar with Communications Expert Ann Wylie - Detroit
Learn the tricks and techniques that will help you write copy that engages and persuades when the Detroit Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC/Detroit) hosts "Writing that Sells," a one-day writing seminar with internationally renowned communications expert Ann Wylie, on April 22, 2009.
This lively and informative one-day seminar is packed with tips and techniques that will teach you how to:
Think Like A Reader.
What's the secret to writing copy that gets read? Understanding how the reader decides what to read - and what to toss
Make Your Copy More Creative.
Steal techniques from fiction writers to make your nonfiction writing more dramatic and compelling
Cut Through the Clutter.
Master a seven-step system for making every piece you write easier to read and understand
Rev Up Readership.
Draw people into your copy, make your copy more accessible - even reach "readers" who won't read
About the Presenter:
Ann Wylie, president of Wylie Communications, is an internationally renowned communications expert who has authored more than a dozen learning tools that help people improve their communication skills. Her work has earned 40 communication awards, including a WIC Clarion and two IABC Gold Quills -- the Pulitzer Prizes of business communications. She has been designated an "IABC Recommended Speaker" for her top ratings at IABC International Conferences.
Networking dinner program plus the full day Wylie Writing Workshop - April 21-22, 2009
$195 - IABC Member
$225 - Non-Member
Wylie Workshop Only - April 22, 2009
$145 - IABC Member
$170 - Non-Member
Rates listed are in U.S. dollars.
Location:
The University of Michigan - Dearborn
Fairlane Center, North Building
19000 Hubbard Drive
Dearborn, MI 48126
For more information and to register visit www.iabcdetroit.com or contact Nancy Skidmore at 248.546.5490.
This lively and informative one-day seminar is packed with tips and techniques that will teach you how to:
Think Like A Reader.
What's the secret to writing copy that gets read? Understanding how the reader decides what to read - and what to toss
Make Your Copy More Creative.
Steal techniques from fiction writers to make your nonfiction writing more dramatic and compelling
Cut Through the Clutter.
Master a seven-step system for making every piece you write easier to read and understand
Rev Up Readership.
Draw people into your copy, make your copy more accessible - even reach "readers" who won't read
About the Presenter:
Ann Wylie, president of Wylie Communications, is an internationally renowned communications expert who has authored more than a dozen learning tools that help people improve their communication skills. Her work has earned 40 communication awards, including a WIC Clarion and two IABC Gold Quills -- the Pulitzer Prizes of business communications. She has been designated an "IABC Recommended Speaker" for her top ratings at IABC International Conferences.
Networking dinner program plus the full day Wylie Writing Workshop - April 21-22, 2009
$195 - IABC Member
$225 - Non-Member
Wylie Workshop Only - April 22, 2009
$145 - IABC Member
$170 - Non-Member
Rates listed are in U.S. dollars.
Location:
The University of Michigan - Dearborn
Fairlane Center, North Building
19000 Hubbard Drive
Dearborn, MI 48126
For more information and to register visit www.iabcdetroit.com or contact Nancy Skidmore at 248.546.5490.
April 25 2009 - The Future of the News: Journalism in a Post-Print World
Today the field of journalism is under siege.
In a Time's essay (Feb. 5, 2009), former managing editor Walter Isaacson wrote "the crisis in journalism has reached meltdown proportions."
And, yet, Inside Higher Education recently reported that applications to Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism have risen by about 40 percent since last year.
Where are we going to end up?
On Saturday, April 25, at 8 p.m. in Griffin Hall, room 3, on the Williams College campus, a distinguished group of journalists will consider the future of news and the institution of journalism.
The forum and a newly announced fellowship honor the memory of Jeffrey O. Jones (Williams '66), who as editor of the college's student newspaper displayed the journalistic flair that would distinguish his career in numerous media-related fields.
Forum on the Future of American Journalism
Williams College
April 25, 2009
8 p.m.
Website: www.williams.edu
In a Time's essay (Feb. 5, 2009), former managing editor Walter Isaacson wrote "the crisis in journalism has reached meltdown proportions."
And, yet, Inside Higher Education recently reported that applications to Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism have risen by about 40 percent since last year.
Where are we going to end up?
On Saturday, April 25, at 8 p.m. in Griffin Hall, room 3, on the Williams College campus, a distinguished group of journalists will consider the future of news and the institution of journalism.
The forum and a newly announced fellowship honor the memory of Jeffrey O. Jones (Williams '66), who as editor of the college's student newspaper displayed the journalistic flair that would distinguish his career in numerous media-related fields.
Forum on the Future of American Journalism
Williams College
April 25, 2009
8 p.m.
Website: www.williams.edu
Friday, April 3, 2009
April 15 2009 - An Evening with Author Steven Rinella
Colorado State University's Writers on the Plains will host an evening with author Steven Rinella as he discusses and reads from his newest book "American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon" on April 15. Part adventure story, part history lesson, Rinella blends tales of the hunt with historical facts about America's most defining animal and in doing so also tells the story of our country.
Rinella's talk will be held from 7 - 9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15 in the Green and Gold Room of the Hilton Fort Collins, 425 W. Prospect Road. His book is as much about who we are as Americans as it is about the actual animal. The event is free and open to the campus community and public. No registration or tickets are required.
The presentation will also include photos from the book. A question-and-answer session and book signing will follow the talk.
Rinella is also the author of "The Scavenger's Guide to Haute Cuisine." He's a correspondent for Outside magazine, where he's been a frequent contributor since 2000. His writing has appeared in many other publications including the New York Times, The New Yorker, Salon.com, Men's Journal, Field and Stream, The Week, American Heritage, Bowhunter, Flyfisherman and Nerve.com. A native of Twin Lake, Mich., he currently splits his time between New York City and Alaska.
Writers on the Plains is an author program hosted by Colorado State University Libraries and sponsored by the Lilla B. Morgan Memorial Fund, Friends of Colorado State University Libraries and Hilton Fort Collins. For more information, visit: www.lib.colostate.edu/wotp.
Rinella's talk will be held from 7 - 9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15 in the Green and Gold Room of the Hilton Fort Collins, 425 W. Prospect Road. His book is as much about who we are as Americans as it is about the actual animal. The event is free and open to the campus community and public. No registration or tickets are required.
The presentation will also include photos from the book. A question-and-answer session and book signing will follow the talk.
Rinella is also the author of "The Scavenger's Guide to Haute Cuisine." He's a correspondent for Outside magazine, where he's been a frequent contributor since 2000. His writing has appeared in many other publications including the New York Times, The New Yorker, Salon.com, Men's Journal, Field and Stream, The Week, American Heritage, Bowhunter, Flyfisherman and Nerve.com. A native of Twin Lake, Mich., he currently splits his time between New York City and Alaska.
Writers on the Plains is an author program hosted by Colorado State University Libraries and sponsored by the Lilla B. Morgan Memorial Fund, Friends of Colorado State University Libraries and Hilton Fort Collins. For more information, visit: www.lib.colostate.edu/wotp.
May 16 2009 - Greensboro StoryFest
NC Storyfest Inc. and Downtown Greensboro Incorporated has announced the 2009 date for the 5th annual Greensboro StoryFest will be Saturday, May 16, hosted in Downtown Greensboro.
Greensboro StoryFest 2009, presented by NC StoryFest, Inc., will convene one of the states largest storytelling festivals including interactive morning workshops, storytelling and even a chance for amateurs to tell a story of their own. Two main stages: Festival Park and the Cultural Arts Center’s Music Hall in Greensboro’s thriving center city will provide the setting for the expected crowd of more than 1000 festival goers at this free event for all ages. Attendees will hear award-winning storytellers share their craft and love of one of the oldest-known and most powerful learning traditions-storytelling. StoryFest 2009 will feature a line-up of six multicultural storytellers led by headliner, Donald Davis (nationally-known storyteller and Parents’ Choice and Publishers Weekly awards winner), and five North Carolina resident storytellers: Priscilla Best; Marvin Cole; Ron Jones; Charlotte Ross; and Yaeko Katsuki who offer humor, musical performances and personal and cultural experiences that have captivated audiences of all ages nation-wide. The festival will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday morning at the outdoor stage in Festival Park and will culminate with an encore performance by Donald Davis beginning at 4:45 p.m. (ending at 6p.m). Festival goers are encouraged to bring folding chairs or blankets and enjoy this free, all-day storytelling experience with family and friends.
Also, returning by popular demand, Greensboro StoryFest will offer the chance for amateur storytellers to share an original short story or tale to an audience at no cost at the youth and senior Swapping Ground. A youth Swapping Ground will be held from 2:15-3:15pm on the Cultural Arts Center patio open to children of elementary to secondary school ages and a senior Swapping Ground will end the afternoon from 3:30-4:30pm in the Cultural Arts Center. Swapping Ground registration is from 11:30am-12:45pm during the StoryFest Pre-show event at Festival Park. Participation is free.
The festival will be preceded by four fee-based, storytelling workshops presented by headliner Donald Davis and folklorist Charlotte Ross at 9:45 a.m. and two additional workshops beginning at 11:15 a.m. led by Mark Twain impressionist, Marvin Cole, and African-American storyteller, Priscilla Best. Workshop participants will learn how to select and prepare stories from personal experiences and how to present them to an audience. Workshops are $15 each and will take place in the Greensboro Central Library. Pre-registration is required at www.ncstoryfest.org.
Greensboro StoryFest 2009, presented by NC StoryFest, Inc., will convene one of the states largest storytelling festivals including interactive morning workshops, storytelling and even a chance for amateurs to tell a story of their own. Two main stages: Festival Park and the Cultural Arts Center’s Music Hall in Greensboro’s thriving center city will provide the setting for the expected crowd of more than 1000 festival goers at this free event for all ages. Attendees will hear award-winning storytellers share their craft and love of one of the oldest-known and most powerful learning traditions-storytelling. StoryFest 2009 will feature a line-up of six multicultural storytellers led by headliner, Donald Davis (nationally-known storyteller and Parents’ Choice and Publishers Weekly awards winner), and five North Carolina resident storytellers: Priscilla Best; Marvin Cole; Ron Jones; Charlotte Ross; and Yaeko Katsuki who offer humor, musical performances and personal and cultural experiences that have captivated audiences of all ages nation-wide. The festival will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday morning at the outdoor stage in Festival Park and will culminate with an encore performance by Donald Davis beginning at 4:45 p.m. (ending at 6p.m). Festival goers are encouraged to bring folding chairs or blankets and enjoy this free, all-day storytelling experience with family and friends.
Also, returning by popular demand, Greensboro StoryFest will offer the chance for amateur storytellers to share an original short story or tale to an audience at no cost at the youth and senior Swapping Ground. A youth Swapping Ground will be held from 2:15-3:15pm on the Cultural Arts Center patio open to children of elementary to secondary school ages and a senior Swapping Ground will end the afternoon from 3:30-4:30pm in the Cultural Arts Center. Swapping Ground registration is from 11:30am-12:45pm during the StoryFest Pre-show event at Festival Park. Participation is free.
The festival will be preceded by four fee-based, storytelling workshops presented by headliner Donald Davis and folklorist Charlotte Ross at 9:45 a.m. and two additional workshops beginning at 11:15 a.m. led by Mark Twain impressionist, Marvin Cole, and African-American storyteller, Priscilla Best. Workshop participants will learn how to select and prepare stories from personal experiences and how to present them to an audience. Workshops are $15 each and will take place in the Greensboro Central Library. Pre-registration is required at www.ncstoryfest.org.
June 12-13 2009 - Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival 2009 Unveils Schedule
The Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival will take place at the Japanese American National Museum, 369 East 1st Street, June 12-13, 2009, in downtown Los Angeles.
In the Obama age, this free public event celebrates storytelling of the Mixed experience and multiracial and multicultural families including families of transracial adoption and interracial and cultural relationships.
The Festival, a fiscally sponsored project of the New York Foundation for the Arts, a non-profit organization, brings together film and book lovers, innovative and emerging artists, and multiracial families and individuals for two days of workshops, readings, film screenings and live performance including music, comedy and spoken word.
Today, 7 percent of all marriages are interracial, according to the Census. More than 6.8 million individuals identify as Mixed.
The Festival highlights include:
The Festival hosts the largest West Coast Loving Day party, a nationwide celebration of the Supreme Court decision which affirmed the right of people of different races to marry, on Friday, June 12, 2009 at 6:30pm. DJs spin decades of dance floor classics.
Writer and producer Angela Nissel (Mixed, Scrubs) will receive the Festival's award for inspirational storytelling of the Mixed experience during the Saturday night Loving Prize Presentation, June 13, 2009 at 6pm, which features musician Jason Luckett, actor Chris Williams, and comedian Maija DiGiorgio.
The Melting Pot Moms, a multiracial family support group, will host a Family Event on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 10:30am-12:30pm, for kids ages 3-11.
Hollywood actors and writers discuss Mixed in Hollywood in a special panel on Saturday, June 13, 2009 12:50pm-1:50pm.
Among the dozen films that the Festival will screen is the award-winning In the Name of the Son (dir. Harun Mehmedinovic), which was an Official Selection of the Festival de Cannes and winner of the AFI Directing Award. Making her directing debut is the popular You Tube vlogger Tiffany Jones of the Mulatto Diaries.
The Festival includes author readings by Bellwether Prize winning novelist Gayle Brandeis (The Book of Dead Birds, Self-Storage) and poet Neil Aitken (Winner of the Philip Levine Prize, The Lost Country of Sight, Anhinga Press), among others.
All the events are free and open to the public. The complete schedule can be found on-line at www.mxroots.org. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. On-line registration is now open at www.mxroots.org.
In the Obama age, this free public event celebrates storytelling of the Mixed experience and multiracial and multicultural families including families of transracial adoption and interracial and cultural relationships.
The Festival, a fiscally sponsored project of the New York Foundation for the Arts, a non-profit organization, brings together film and book lovers, innovative and emerging artists, and multiracial families and individuals for two days of workshops, readings, film screenings and live performance including music, comedy and spoken word.
Today, 7 percent of all marriages are interracial, according to the Census. More than 6.8 million individuals identify as Mixed.
The Festival highlights include:
The Festival hosts the largest West Coast Loving Day party, a nationwide celebration of the Supreme Court decision which affirmed the right of people of different races to marry, on Friday, June 12, 2009 at 6:30pm. DJs spin decades of dance floor classics.
Writer and producer Angela Nissel (Mixed, Scrubs) will receive the Festival's award for inspirational storytelling of the Mixed experience during the Saturday night Loving Prize Presentation, June 13, 2009 at 6pm, which features musician Jason Luckett, actor Chris Williams, and comedian Maija DiGiorgio.
The Melting Pot Moms, a multiracial family support group, will host a Family Event on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 10:30am-12:30pm, for kids ages 3-11.
Hollywood actors and writers discuss Mixed in Hollywood in a special panel on Saturday, June 13, 2009 12:50pm-1:50pm.
Among the dozen films that the Festival will screen is the award-winning In the Name of the Son (dir. Harun Mehmedinovic), which was an Official Selection of the Festival de Cannes and winner of the AFI Directing Award. Making her directing debut is the popular You Tube vlogger Tiffany Jones of the Mulatto Diaries.
The Festival includes author readings by Bellwether Prize winning novelist Gayle Brandeis (The Book of Dead Birds, Self-Storage) and poet Neil Aitken (Winner of the Philip Levine Prize, The Lost Country of Sight, Anhinga Press), among others.
All the events are free and open to the public. The complete schedule can be found on-line at www.mxroots.org. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. On-line registration is now open at www.mxroots.org.
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